Joey Klecka
Digital Reporter/Producer
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Joey is a longtime Alaskan with childhood roots in Eagle River. Having grown up exploring the vast wilderness of Alaska, he has a strong grasp of what makes the state unique.
Joey graduated with a bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and spent eight years covering the sports scene on the Kenai Peninsula.
At Alaska's News Source, Joey worked as producer of the Morning Edition, before taking up a role as digital reporter.
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A 20-year-old Illinois man died after getting stuck in the mud and becoming submerged in the incoming tide Sunday evening near Hope.
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In a Thursday update, park officials said search efforts are being scaled back, adding that search managers have “concluded that survival is outside the window of possibility.”
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A spokesperson said Eric Walter was skiing alone when the avalanche was triggered on a north-facing slope near mile 10 of the park service road.
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The agency said Alaska’s Energy Relief Payment, worth $662, will be tax-exempt and does not need to be included on tax forms.
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The National Weather Service issued advisories related to the ash from Shiveluch Volcano, located on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia.
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and several other Ukrainian leaders met with Murkowski, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly and country music singer Brad Paisley.
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Redington finally put his family name in the history books of the Iditarod, which bears the fingerprints of his famous grandfather.
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The final decision gives ConocoPhillips Alaska the green light to start developing an oil site worth at least $8 billion, but also risks fueling the planet's climate crisis with greenhouse gas emissions.
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The Environmental Protection Agency issued its final determination under the Clean Water Act. It’s a victory for conservation groups and a blow to advocacy groups for Pebble Mine, the proposed project in Southwest Alaska.
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The new rule will take effect once it is published in the Federal Register, which is expected to happen Friday, said agency spokesperson Larry Moore.
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A polar bear attacked and killed a St. Michael mother and her young son Tuesday in Wales, according to troopers, on the western tip of the Seward Peninsula.
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While it’s yet unknown when the avalanche itself came down, Hopp said the train hit the snow field around 2 a.m. derailing the first two locomotive cars and partially derailing a third along the 3,144-foot train.
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The governor’s decision follows the banning of the popular social media app, which allows users to upload short edited videos, on a federal level.
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Sheffield, a Democrat, served as governor from 1982 to 1986, when Alaska’s economy was booming from the explosion of oil field development on the North Slope.
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Stevens was the son of Alaska’s longtime late Sen. Ted Stevens, who died in a plane crash in Aug. 2010.
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The Fish and Game department said the 2022-23 red king crab season in Bristol Bay was closed due to counts that are below what the department deems sustainable levels, as was the snow crab season in the Bering Sea.
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Governor stresses need to rebuild Western Alaska communities affected by storm before winter arrives
The governor said that necessities are being taken care of, but stressed that what his administration is focusing on currently is rebuilding roads and bridges before the winter freeze sets in.
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The four-time Iditarod champion was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2001 but overcame the illness after undergoing both surgery and radiation therapy. He then announced his second bout with cancer in August 2021.
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The EPA concluded prior to the public comment period opening that development of such a mine would have adverse effects on the environment and salmon watershed.
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Anchorage police say the man, identified as 36-year-old Michael Valu, used a child as a human shield before an officer shot him.
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Court documents show the victim of a homicide investigation in a Taku neighborhood as Dean Westlake, a former state legislator who resigned from office in 2017 amid sexual harassment allegations.
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Bradley Renfro joins fellow convicted murderers Austin Barrett, Dominic Johnson and Erick Almandinger as the four teens accused of assaulting David Grunwald in Nov. 2016.
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The Boeing 747 cargo plane was being moved by ground handlers from Pegasus Aviation Services just before 9:30 a.m. when it broke loose and began rolling away on its own, according to airport police.
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Six passengers and the pilot were aboard the de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver when it crashed on takeoff from Lake Hood, one of the world’s busiest seaplane bases, at about 9:18 a.m.
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Troopers said the National Guard Black Hawk helicopter found the wreckage of Andy Andersen’s plane around 2:15 p.m. about 1,000 feet from the Richardson Highway at the top of Thompson Pass.
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The camp, situated approximately 17 miles northwest of the communities of Newhalen and Iliamna, is considered a near-total loss, with just a handful of metal drill casings surviving the blaze.
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Former President Donald Trump has taken the podium as he addresses the crowd at the Save America Rally at the Alaska Airlines Center.
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Alaska Airlines pilots voted with a “99 percent” approval rate to authorize a strike, although it would likely take at least a month before that happens.
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Gov. Dunleavy chooses former Department of Corrections commissioner as running mate in 2022 election
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy officially announced his run for a second term Monday and with it, announced who will be his running mate this fall.
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Alaska Airlines said in an email that nonstop service between Anchorage and the Honolulu airport on the island of Oahu will return in November, “along with our Maui and Kona nonstop service.”
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Just one day ahead of what is expected to be a massive memorial service at Anchorage Baptist Temple to honor the late U.S. Rep. Don Young, dozens of people filed for office to fill his seat.
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Police arrested two men after finding a body hidden in a northeast Anchorage home over the weekend.
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Brent Sass claims victory in 2022 Iditarod, beating defending champion Dallas Seavey Tuesday morning in Nome.
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Gov. Mike Dunleavy is proposing a temporary suspension of Alaska’s 8 cents per gallon motor fuel tax until June 2023, according to a letter he sent to the state Alaska House of Representatives on Friday.
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Four-time Iditarod champion Jeff King will take over for musher Nicolas Petit, who posted on his Facebook page that he will be dropping out of the race due to a positive COVID-19 test.
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A former substitute teacher in Kivalina was sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by 10 more years of supervised release for soliciting nude photos and sex from young girls at the school where he worked.
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Several avalanche slides are being reported around Southcentral as warm and wet weather continue to plague the Anchorage area.
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Rosie Brennan of Anchorage finished fourth Tuesday in the women’s individual sprint in cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, less than two seconds off the podium.
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An Idaho man is facing murder charges after Anchorage police linked him to a 1985 death using DNA testing.
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The state is still trending at near-record numbers when it comes to daily COVID-19 cases, according to the latest release by the state health department, with a five-day combined total of more 10,000 additional COVID-19 infections.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Alaska, announced the sentencing of four Anchorage residents for their involvement in defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs out of almost $350,000 through a snow removal service, capping a six-year investigation.
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Matanuska-Susitna Borough officials declared an emergency disaster declaration Monday after high winds ripped through Southcentral Alaska over the New Year’s weekend and continued into the work week.
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Former President Donald Trump officially announced his support for Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy Tuesday with one condition.
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A Fairbanks man has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for collaborating in a murder-for-hire plot against a former girlfriend.
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Five passengers and one pilot survived a Friday morning plane crash near Juneau, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
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